Alvarez, Imada set for Bellator lightweight title fight

Bellator Fighting Championships continues its 12 week nationwide world championship series with its final event taking place at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. on June 19. The Hollywood event will determine the Bellator Lightweight (155 lbs.) and Middleweight (185 lbs.) World Champions. Tickets are on sale now.

Toby Imada will face one of MMA's elite Lightweight fighters, Eddie Alvarez, in the Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout. Eddie Alvarez methodically dominated Eric Reynolds for three rounds before delivering a rear-naked choke to win via submission to advance to the finals. A former street fighter from one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods, Alvarez is now the third-ranked Lightweight in the world, making him one of the sport's premiere young stars.

Imada pulled off the unquestioned submission of the year with a triangle choke to a standing Jorge Masvidal in Bellator V during Round 3. Born in Glendale, California in 1979, Imada grew up in Mexico and Hawaii before settling in Los Angeles. A veteran of more than 30 fights, he has been a professional mixed martial artist for more than 10 years.

The Bellator Middleweight World Championship fight will be between Hector Lombard vs. Jared Hess. Hector "Shango" Lombard is a multiple-time Cuban National Judo Champion, former member of the Cuban Olympic Judo team and world-class mixed martial artist. Jared Hess was an All-American wrestler at Central Oklahoma University and is eager to extend his undefeated record and reach for the Bellator title.

All the action will happen live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 19 and air exclusively on ESPN Deportes on June 20. Bellator XII will award the winning Lightweight World Champion and Middleweight World Champion each a $100,000 grand prize.

Tickets cost 150, $100, $50 and $25.* All seats are reserved and available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, open Monday - Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Sunday - only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.